Upcoming Events & Clinics
October 12&13, 2019: Horse Archery Clinic Weekend
On October 12th and 13th we will be hosting a horse archery clinic at our farm in Plainfield, VT for beginner and intermediate students. The clinic runs Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5 pm. We will be working in small groups emphasizing archery skills and horse skills, groups are arranged around experience and ability. On Sunday afternoon we will have a friendly Mounted Archery "competition" where each rider will show off their skills. Everybody works at their own level.
Topics to include:
• Safety. Bow and arrow handling.
• Choice of equipment
• Archery skills, both Mediterranean and Mongolian styles
• Instruction shooting. Standing, sitting, horseback
• Horsemanship skills and preparing horses for mounted archery.
• Opportunity to try your skills on course
• Increasing confidence, speed & accuracy for advanced beginner and intermediate students
Cost of the workshop is $350. $150 holds your place. Full payment is due by Oct 1. Cost includes board for your horse (self-care, bring your own hay & shavings, leave your stall clean, turn out available), or use of one of our horses. Auditors are welcome @ $35/day, $50/day for hands-on archery, but not riding.
Send payment to: Briar Hill Farm, 1082 East Hill RD. Plainfield, VT 05667
For more info contact us here.
Please share our facebook event here.
On October 12th and 13th we will be hosting a horse archery clinic at our farm in Plainfield, VT for beginner and intermediate students. The clinic runs Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5 pm. We will be working in small groups emphasizing archery skills and horse skills, groups are arranged around experience and ability. On Sunday afternoon we will have a friendly Mounted Archery "competition" where each rider will show off their skills. Everybody works at their own level.
Topics to include:
• Safety. Bow and arrow handling.
• Choice of equipment
• Archery skills, both Mediterranean and Mongolian styles
• Instruction shooting. Standing, sitting, horseback
• Horsemanship skills and preparing horses for mounted archery.
• Opportunity to try your skills on course
• Increasing confidence, speed & accuracy for advanced beginner and intermediate students
Cost of the workshop is $350. $150 holds your place. Full payment is due by Oct 1. Cost includes board for your horse (self-care, bring your own hay & shavings, leave your stall clean, turn out available), or use of one of our horses. Auditors are welcome @ $35/day, $50/day for hands-on archery, but not riding.
Send payment to: Briar Hill Farm, 1082 East Hill RD. Plainfield, VT 05667
For more info contact us here.
Please share our facebook event here.
September 15, 2019: Horse Archery Practice Day
We will be holding a horse archery practice day at our farm in Plainfield, VT on Sunday, September 15th, starting at 10am. This is for horse archers who have previously participated in one of our clinics. There will be no instruction, just a space and time to practice together. If you cannot bring your own horse, contact us to set up using one of our horses. There will also be space for ground archery. If you are interested, please contact us to let us know that you are coming.
We will be holding a horse archery practice day at our farm in Plainfield, VT on Sunday, September 15th, starting at 10am. This is for horse archers who have previously participated in one of our clinics. There will be no instruction, just a space and time to practice together. If you cannot bring your own horse, contact us to set up using one of our horses. There will also be space for ground archery. If you are interested, please contact us to let us know that you are coming.
June 22nd and 23rd, 2019 - This year NEMA will be giving several mounted archery demonstrations at the Vermont Renaissance Faire in Stowe. More info here.
